Proverbs 7:7

A Story Of Seduction

⁶ For at the window of my house
I looked out through my lattice,
⁷ And I saw among the naive,
And discerned among the youths
A young man lacking sense,
⁸ Passing through the street near her corner;
And he takes the way to her house,

Void Of Understanding

Without Sense

No

Proverbs 6:32

The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:4

To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion,

Proverbs 9:4

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!”
To him who lacks understanding she says,

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.

Proverbs 1:32

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Proverbs 8:5

“O naive ones, understand prudence;
And, O fools, understand wisdom.

Proverbs 9:16

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
And to him who lacks understanding she says,

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

Proverbs 14:15

The naive believes everything,
But the sensible man considers his steps.

Proverbs 14:18

The naive inherit foolishness,
But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 19:2

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries his footsteps errs.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd,
But reprove one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 22:3

The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For My people are foolish,
They know Me not;
They are stupid children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd to do evil,
But to do good they do not know.”

Matthew 15:16

Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?

Romans 16:18-19

For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.